As the two teams walk out onto the pitch to prepare for the anthems, the commentators are giving us a little history lesson. Australia has beaten Brazil just once in their 11 meetings, which came 25 years ago. That was, coincidentally, the only other time that the Socceroos had scored against the former world champions… until last Friday in Townsville.
In another cute piece of trivia, Australia’s head coach Tony Popovic shadowed Carlo Ancelotti at AC Milan as he was starting out on his coaching journey while still a player at Crystal Palace. Now they’re facing each other across the dugout. The master v the apprentice.
The two nations are separated by 23 spots on the FIFA men’s rankings, but based on last week’s game, you really couldn’t tell. Might we see a little bit more history made tonight?
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